The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-25
The Second Day.
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RICHMOND, Ind, Sept 24.-The permanent
organization OF the conference of delegates from
yearly meetings of Orthodox Friends in this
country and Europe, was effected in the selec-
ton of James Wood, of New York, as chairman,
and Jehu H. Stewart. of Iowa, and Mahala Jay,
of Indiana, as secretaries. The
port of the clerk of the businesses committee was
for three sessions day; for only the wives aud
husbands and delegates and two friends of each
delegate TO be admitted for deciding questions in
the conference as in yearly meetings; for the
names of persons and the yearly meeting they
represent to be announced by the Chair when
they rise to speak; for a twenty minutes limit
on speeches. and No repetition without
consent of the chair for five minutes more At
ter discussion. amendments were made to allow
ten visitors to each delegate, to submit questions
of doubt to direct vote, and to allow speakers
longer time by permission of the chair.
The business committee reported two sub
jects for consideration. First, lis it desirable
that all the yearly meetings in the world should
adopt declaration of Christian doctrineT
second. What is the mission of the Society
of Friendsl What is it's message
to the worldl How can we best
fulfill and declare them2' Both questions
ceived lengthy consideration. The first cues
ton disposed of affirmatively, the chair
so announcing the sense or the meeting. Rel
alive to the second question, the clerk
read a minute to the effect that the conclusion
deducted from the discussion was that the
church should have a restarement of doctrines.
final adoption was referred to a committee
To the Western Associated Press
RICHMOND. Ind, Sept A.-The conference of
Orthodox Frienhs continued its sessions here to-
day, occupying the morning with discussion Of
the mission and message of the Society of
Friends. J. Bevan Braithw wait, of London, pre-
scented Christ's words, go ye into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every creature
as indicating the society's mission,
claiming it addressed to no
privileged class but to the individual members
of His church. He objected to a oue-man system
in church government assumed monopoly
of the HOLY Ghost and promotive of spiritual
babyism. Francis w. Thomas. of Indiana con-
sidered the society'S mission was to execute the
will of Jesus Christ.
George Glllett, of London. claimed tho recog-
milton by Friends of the equality of women in
preaching and church government sufficient
alone Justify the existence of the society; also
that in Europe, especially, Friends needed
to uphold Christ the Prince of Peace, the
burden of a standing army is telt to be very OPP
pressive by the working people Friends in
England were the first of the churches to pro-
test against licensing prostitution.
j. Il. Doeland of Canada, claimed that it
the peculiar missions of Friends to maintain the
priesthood of believers with all it's logical result
in conduct of meeting and individual life.
Israel p Hale. of Ohio, declared the original
mission of the society to have been to call men
from outward form to inward and spiritual
worship of Christ, and that it still remained
the same.
The afternoon session was occupied in cousid-
ering a proposition for union of the American
yearly meetings in foreign mission work, which
was generally approved.
In the evening session il was decided that in
view of the recent concurrent action of eight
yearly meetings in this country in regard to the
outward ordinance, indicated in the following
minutes of Indiana Yearly Meeting the position
of the society this question should not
be opened here: 1--WE believe it to be
inconsistent for any one to be acknowledged or
retained in the position of minister or elder
among who continues to participate in or to
teach the necessity of the outward rite of bap-
tism or of the supper"